Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-14
NOW TIED FOR THIRD PLAoE,

The New Haven Team Score a Vic. l
 tory over the Waferburys Both |
 Teams Tied For Third PIace-Fitz-
 gerald Pitches am Excellent Game
 and Is Finely Supported by Week.
 becker-Waterbury Outbatted ana
 Outde1ded-The Bridgeports Laid
 out cold.
 Every one of the eight hundred spectators present at Hamilton Park yesterday afternoon went away with the idea that the New Haven team is playing finely. There was noth- ing but continual applause for the excellent work by the home team, notwithstand- ing the team was ahead and pretty sure of the game.
 New Haven 9, Waterbury5.
 The Waterburys have had their laugh over the New Haven team by defeating them in every game excepting one played against them before yesterday.
 But the New Ravens after winning two straight games from the Bridgeports were not inclined to let the Waterburys have all the laugh and so turned the tables on them yesterday.
 Little Fitzgerald was in the box for the New Ravens and O'Connell of the Meriden Resolutes for the Waterburys. Fitzgerald again demonstrated that Manager Kelly has prize in him. The Waterburys were una ble to hit him with any effect until the eighth inning, when they got four runs, and they would not have got but two of them if Hal~ pin had rot fallen down after he had ball batted to him in his hands. O'Connell also did good work.
 The New Ravens commenced we'll, going to the bat first. Burns got his base on balls, stole second. Mellon followed with two bagger, sending Burns home, Troy with a single which let Mellon score. Troy went to second on PhaIon's safe hit Then Crowley hit to Battin, who threw to Wier to cut Phalon off, but the latter muffed the ball, and Troy made daring attempt to reach home and accomplished it. Leary hit fly to short left field and Petit got under 1t, but nuffed it. Smith threw wildly to second to cut Leary off and Phalon scored crowley was forced off at second.
 The Waterburys were blanked up to the sixth inning when they got a run on two baeger by Petit and single by Battin. They got four in the eighth. OConnell made base hit Then Halpin had a chance to retire Smith at first, but after getting the ball in his hands he slipped and fell and O'Connell got to second Wheeler batted the ball to Halpin, who retired Smith st second Petit and Campion made singles and Hamilton's double gave four runs in all. A wild throw by Halpin came near letting in Camp1on;s run, but Phalon saved it by throwing him out at the home plate.
 The New Ravens got two runs in the third inning on a wild throw to first by Wier of Crewley's hit, on which he accepted the chance to get second; base hit by Halpin and steal, followed by single by Week becker.
 In the fifth inning Halpin made another safe hit, stole second, and came home on dropped fly by Pettit.
 The New Ravens made two more in the ninth. Mellon got his base on balls, and got to second by Wier's huff of Smiths throw.
 s'Dasher'' will hit it, said everybody. But nobody expected him to hit it the way he did.
 Away the ball seampered over the left fielder's head, rolling across the track and far beyond. "Dasher" went around the bases before the ball had reached the field. The crowd shouted with enthusiasm.
 In the fifth inning O'Connell was at the bat One strikel Two strikes! Three strikes B.! Four strikes! Excited shouts of approval. Fitzgerald had pitched but four balls exactly in the same place, and O'Connell had not struck at one of them, but was called out. Burns in the third inning was cEeered so loudly for making magnificent running catch that he was obliged to take off his cap in reorganization of the applause. Crowley did fine work in right field, as did also Mellon at center. In the fourth inning fly ball was batted about half way between Mellon and Crowley. Both started for it. Crowley was running forward but sideways at the same time, and when he stretched out ! his hands and took it there was out burst of applause.
 They are playing ball to-day, was the re- ! mark on everybodys lips. Burns, Mellon \ and Crowley certainly did great work in the \ outfeld.
 l But word of praise should be said fol | Weckbecker. He caught splendid game and he and Fitzgerald make up fine battery Weckbecker has had to catch all the pool | pitchers of the team, but now he is catching ' some one who has good command of the ball ! The consequence is that Fitzgerald watches the bases carefully, and dses not let the run ners get much of a lead, and then he has such | command of the ball that for anybody to at temot to slide & base is rather hazardous I The Waterburys had only two stolen bases I yesterday.
 Fitzgerald has so far made splendid rec I ord He has pitched in five games, three O ! them league games, and has not lost one 1 The one with the Hartfords was 8 tie. Ht ! has won league games from Bridgeport anc Waterbury.
 The New Ravens have now won six con secutive games, exhibition games included. How would it seem to see New Haven 1T | third place, pulled up from last place, wher' | it was last week! The team goes to Water bury to day, and it would not be at all sur | prising to see them take the scalp of th | Waterburys 8 second time. By winning yes I terday's game both teams are tied for thirt I place, and if the home team wins to-da. | it will be in third place. Each team ha ' fifteen games won to seventeen lost. | The score of yesterdays game: